Cobra Venom V8 concept

[frankiej60]

Hi all,

My first post on CG-Cars, my first CG 3D car model, and my second CG 3D model ever. Be kind to me!

The idea behind my concept is a modern interpretation of the AC Cobra, with a hardtop. I've been working on the model for about 6 weekends, on and off. I've got to the stage where I'm generally happy with the shape of the car, and am sorting out the little details that still need adding (wing-mirror, fuel cap, wipers, etc), and some little areas that need fixing (unwanted bumps and bulges).

Please feel free to crit or ask questions. All I ask is that you explain anything technical in laymans terms for now - I'm not so familiar with a lot of CG 3D wording, as I've only been doing it for a few months.

To start with, here are the initial concept drawings (some marker pen, some 2D Photoshopping), and a front and rear render of the model to show it's current progress.

I can show the evolution of the 3D model's design, if anyone wants.

Jme

[lookdown11]

yes i want to see everything

i´m not shure. but this is an existing concept or ist it one by u the same with the scatches.

[frankiej60]

....And here are the front and rear 3D renders. Forgot to mention, everything has been created in Cinema 4D.

Jme

[lookdown11]

still the same question.

i´m not shure. but this is an existing concept or ist it one by u the same with the scatches.

model looks good. don´t like the front lights area. back is really sexy

what about wires ?

[frankiej60]

Sexy? Thanks. All my own work - concept, sketches, and model.

What's the normal way of showing wires? Screen shot from the app, or a render with wires?

[lookdown11]

oOOOhh nice. great work mate if it´s by u !
like the simple shapes. dón´t u thing the back with that light stripe is sexy ?

just show some screens with unsmoothed mesh. it´s the best to see the flow or not

[wdcstudios]

Looks good I love the simplistic design and I also like the tail lights

[Ravens]

Niicceeee, Very niccee

[pixel8]

Very nice! : )

Originally Posted by frankiej60

What's the normal way of showing wires? Screen shot from the app, or a render with wires?

celrender works fine for this but so do a screensht from the app : )

// micke

[frankiej60]

Ok, here are the un-smoothed front and rear wires. Please ignore the messy (normally hidden) areas such as the floor and internal part of the rear lights.

I tried to keep the mesh as simple as possible, seeing as the overall design of the car is curvaceous. This is one of the reasons I decided to model this as my first car - a challenge because of the large, smooth areas that will show up any imperfections.